DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA017- Claiborne County, Copiah County, Covington County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, and Simpson County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 64,193 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 57,092 100.0
1-unit, detached 43,022 67.0   1.00 or less 53,695 94.0
1-unit, attached 529 0.8   1.01 to 1.50 2,415 4.2
2 units 782 1.2   1.51 or more 982 1.7
3 or 4 units 1,358 2.1        
5 to 9 units 862 1.3             Specified owner-occupied units 26,217 100.0
10 to 19 units 274 0.4   VALUE    
20 or more units 584 0.9   Less than $50,000 11,228 42.8
Mobile home 16,613 25.9   $50,000 to $99,999 11,232 42.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 169 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 2,237 8.5
        $150,000 to $199,000 911 3.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 462 1.8
1999 to March 2000 2,127 3.3   $300,000 to $499,999 103 0.4
1995 to 1998 6,070 9.5   $500,000 to $999,999 17 0.1
1990 to 1994 5,518 8.6   $1,000,000 or more 27 0.1
1980 to 1989 12,643 19.7   Median (dollars) 56,321 (X)
1970 to 1979 14,375 22.4        
1960 to 1969 9,183 14.3   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 9,139 14.2    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 5,138 8.0   With a mortgage 13,981 53.3
             Less than $300 783 3.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 3,270 12.5
1 room 345 0.5        $500 to $699 4,005 15.3
2 rooms 1,795 2.8        $700 to $999 3,602 13.7
3 rooms 4,990 7.8        $1,000 to $1,499 1,809 6.9
4 rooms 9,785 15.2        $1,500 to $1,999 360 1.4
5 rooms 19,603 30.5        $2,000 or more 152 0.6
6 rooms 13,575 21.1        Median (dollars) 648 (X)
7 rooms 7,559 11.8   Not mortgaged 12,236 46.7
8 rooms 3,707 5.8        Median (dollars) 223 (X)
9 or more rooms 2,834 4.4        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 57,092 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 10,832 41.3
1999 to March 2000 7,829 13.7   15 to 19 percent 3,793 14.5
1995 to 1998 13,715 24.0   20 to 24 percent 2,802 10.7
1990 to 1994 8,970 15.7   25 to 29 percent 1,692 6.5
1980 to 1989 10,362 18.1   30 to 34 percent 1,520 5.8
1970 to 1979 8,015 14.0   35 percent or more 4,959 18.9
1969 or earlier 8,201 14.4   Not computed 619 2.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 10,225 100.0
None 5,775 10.1   GROSS RENT    
1 19,568 34.3   Less than $200 1,326 13.0
2 20,233 35.4   $200 to $299 1,507 14.7
3 or more 11,516 20.2   $300 to $499 3,915 38.3
        $500 to $749 1,159 11.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 113 1.1
Utility Gas 14,081 24.7   $1,000 to $1,499 44 0.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 19,688 34.5   $1,500 or more 9 0.1
Electricity 20,895 36.6   No cash rent 2,152 21.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 187 0.3   Median (dollars) 348 (X)
Coal or coke 21 0.0        
Wood 1,873 3.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 16 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 91 0.2   Less than 15 percent 2,019 19.7
No fuel used 240 0.4   15 to 19 percent 939 9.2
        20 to 24 percent 853 8.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 675 6.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 810 1.4   30 to 34 percent 568 5.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 521 0.9   35 percent or more 2,635 25.8
No telephone service 4,931 8.6   Not computed 2,536 24.8
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.